We had one more day in Madidi National Park, and still had several different birds that we wanted to find here. We started again before first light, listening to the sounds of the forest before getting started with the birding.
Overall there seemed to be less birds than the previous day.
We only encountered two large mixed species flocks before we left during
mid-afternoon, but we did spend more time in the understorey today, since we
found a trail that cut across the valley, providing us with another way to
access the forest. On this trail I undoubtedly had both of the best birds of
the morning, with a very showy and confiding White-crested Spadebill only being
bettered by a Grey Tinamou, that I spotted silently scuttling off the path before
sitting motionless in the vegetation, allowing me to get some photos.
Among the flocks we did see there were a few nice birds.
Pygmy Antwren was new for me, as was Yungas Tyrannulet, which was nice to
finally confirm after investing a lot of effort into sorting out and
identifying the various tyrannulets we encountered. In the understorey below
the flocks, we had a nice Bar-breasted Piculet and on the ground there was both
Hairy-crested Antbird and early in the morning, a Black-faced Antthrush.
Sadly, we did not find our other targets, and with the day
being warmer the activity died off quickly. We decided at around 14:00 to make
a move and get a head start on our next destination, driving the three hours to
the town of Yacumo. On the way we had a few birds from the car, including only
my second Grey-lined Hawk. We ended the day at a run-down, poorly kept hotel in
the town, ready to strike out again early morning.
Madidi National Park: Grey Tinamou, Plumbeous Pigeon, Squirrel Cuckoo, King Vulture, Turkey Vulture, White Hawk, Band-bellied Owl, Blue-crowned Trogon, Collared Trogon, Gilded Barbet, Bar-breasted Piculet, White-throated Woodpecker, Barred Forest Falcon, Mealy Amazon, Plain Antvireo, Pygmy Antwren, Rusty-winged Antwren, Hairy-crested Antbird, Common Scale-backed Antbird, Black-faced Antthrush, Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner, Blue-capped Manakin, Screaming Piha, Brown-winged Schiffornis, Sharpbill, White-crested Spadebill, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant, Yungas Tyrannulet, Euler's Flycatcher, Greyish Mourner, Tawny-crowned Greenlet, Chivi Vireo, Southern Nightingale-Wren, Andean Slaty Thrush, Tropical Parula, Riverbank Warbler, Two-banded Warbler, Slate-throated Whitestart, Tooth-billed Tanager, Red-crowned Ant Tanager, Yellow-lored Tanager, White-winged Shrike-Tanager, Yellow-bellied Tanager, Paradise Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager, Green-and-gold Tanager, Black-faced Dacnis, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak,
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